Research & Development

fortec concentrates on the areas "Assisted Living", curative, assistive and palliative medicine and the design of user-interfaces in the frame of Bioelectronics (biological and electronic systems). Some examples:

blue bullet Life Supporting & Therapeutic Systems
Example: SILC - assited living through an intelligent alarm system

blue bullet Prosthetic and orthetic applications
Example: POVES - opto-electronic Vision Enhancement System

blue bullet HCI in bioelectronic Systems
Example: Communicationssystem AUTONOMY for improviment of diagnosis

blue bullet Aids for elderly People
Example: FRR - Development of an intelligent Toilette

blue bullet Evaluation, Analysis and Description of existing or innovative Solutions
Example: Real Life Pilot Trial "Independent Living through Technical Assistance"

Lectures and Exchange of Knowledge

blue bullet Lectures on Vienna Univ. of Technology:
383.510 - Lecture - Elektronic Aids for Disabled Persons
383.041 - Lecture - Communication Technologies for Disabled and Old Persons

blue bullet Lectures on the Interuniv. Institute i3s3

blue bullet Workshops and Seminars:
Introduction and Advanced Seminars in Rehabilitatio Technology
Summer Academy for Rehabilitation Technology - SART
Autonomy User Seminar
Workshops about RESORT Tele-Help System

blue bullet Notes:
Lecture Notes of Summer Academy for Rehabilitation Technology
Lecture Notes from Vienna Univ. of Technology
Compendium about Rehabilitation Technlogy - Wolfgang Zagler (in preparation)

Networking

fortec is engaged in national and international activities, groups and institutions

blue bullet Senatskommission zur Förderung und Integration behinderter Angehöriger der TU Wien
blue bullet i3s3 - Interuniv. Instiute - Integriert Studieren
blue bullet TU-BioMed - Society for Biomedical Engineering on Vienna Univ. of Technology
blue bullet Austrian Society for Biomedical Engineering
blue bullet AAATE - Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
blue bullet Cost219bis - "Telecommunications: Access for disabled People and Elderly"
blue bullet ISAAC - International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

and in the preparation of events and conferences

blue bullet ICCHP 2002
blue bullet EMBEC 2002

 
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